Monday, Mar 24, 2008
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Brandon Smith

First Newscast:

1. Numerous groups have filed a lawsuit aimed at preventing the government from killing sea lions that eat salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam.

2. Five members of the Makah Tribe who killed a gray whale during a rogue hunt last September are expected to serve no jail time under a plea deal reached with the government.

3. A parasite from a group that commonly infests fish has been found for the first time in warm-blooded animals.

4. Chris Lehman reports on the closing of the state's office of rural affairs.

5. Beginning July 1st, the Oregon Department of Justice will take over responsibility for Douglas County's child support services.

6. Austin Jenkins reports on sex offenders who will have to submit DNA samples in Washington.

7. Sho Dozono says he will continue his campaign for Mayor of Portland.

8. A Klamath Falls woman accused of plotting to kille a sheriff's detective appeared in court today.

9. Rachael McDonald reports on the first American raw milk cheese to cross the Atlantic and enter European markets is from Southern Oregon.

10. More than 3,000 Portland General Electric customers were without power in Hillsboro after a car crashed into a power pole.

Center:

1. Angela Kellner speaks with Angus James, co-owner of The Broadway in downtown Eugene.

2. Master Gardener Renate Tilson talks about ferns on "Good Gardening."

3. Anna King reports on de-icer being blamed for bird deaths in Washington.

Second Newscast:

1. The California Assembly has approved 5.3-million dollars to restore salmon habitat.

2. Forecasters are calling for winter-like conditions this week.

3. A national health organization says Oregon has done well addressing the mental health care of its children.

4. Claude Offenbacher reports on the increasing numbers of employers requiring applicants to give their fingerprints.

5. U.S. Senate candidate Candy Neville says she is being excluded from a debate at the Portland City Club.

6. A pair of hoax ads on Craig's List cost an Oregon man much of what he owned.

7. A report says the city of Seattle can save millions by getting rid of its five automatic toilets.

First Newscast:

1. Governor Kulongoski was in Springfield today at the new Beltline I-5 overpass still under construction near Gateway.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on the only female candidate running for the U.S. Senate in Oregon says she is being unfairly excluded from an upcoming debate.

3. The two main halves of Oregon's Economic Development Agency are headed for a split.

4. Sandra Quesnoy of North Plains pleaded not guilty to taking $211,000 from the city.

5. A day care operator in Oregon City is accused of breaking the arm of a 4-month-old boy out of frustration.

Center:

1. Nicole Matthys speaks with Mercedes Helwin, author of "The Potential Hazards of Hester Day."

2. Dorothy Velasco reviews the Ashland production of "The Clay Cart."

3. Anna King explores one of the last places in the Northwest where burrowing owls thrive.

Second Newscast:

1. As the economy slumps, area charities are suffering.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on organ donor laws in the Northwest.

3. 34-year-old Catherine Davidson of Eugene was sentenced to more than 7 years in prison on charges of identity theft.

4. A former prison guard has been sentenced to two years in prison for taking bribes to smuggle drugs into the federal prison in Sheridan.

5. Moonstruck Chocolate Company has named Dan Hossley CEO.

First Newscast:

1. A manufactured housing factory in Silverton that employs 160 people is closing.

2. The FBI and Eugene Police are asking for help finding two suspects in a string of jewelry store robberies.

3. The shipwreck New Carissa may not be visible for much longer.

4. Oregon driver are required to yield to stopped emergency vehicles displaying warning lights.

5. Travelers from Klamath Falls will soon have more flying options.

6. The Northern Oregon and Lane County Cascades are under a snow advisory.

Center:

1. Interview with Central Oregon singer/songwriter Allan Byer.

2. Anna King reports on Washington officials looking at building more dams.

Second Newscast:

1. Lance Corporal Dustin L. Canham has died in what the DOD called a non-hostile incident in Djibouti.

2. Federal prosecutors say Saddam Hussein's intelligence agency secretly financed a trip to Iraq for 3 U.S. lawmakers, including Representative Jim McDermott of Washington.

3. The City of Hermiston is facing possible fines after it accidentally spilled about 100 gallons of treated sewage into the Umatilla River.

First Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on OSPIRG's report showing that Eugene is a leader in public transportation.

2. Heather Meldrum reports on new ID requirements for Oregon drivers.

3. The Oregon Supreme Court has backed the state lottery in a video poker case.

4. Highway officials briefly closed Oregon Highway 6 due to snow, ice and accidents.

5. Early Spring snowfall caused problems today on both sides of the Cascades.

6. Two Spokane Valley men have been sentenced to 8 months each for their roles in an illegal dog fighting operation.

7. Portland golfer Peter Jacobsen will have surgery to replace his right knee on Saturday.

Center:

1. Chris Lehman reports on the Oregon Health Plan lottery.

2. Natural World with John Cooney.

3. Tiffany Eckert reports on a tract of land in the Willamette Valley that will be protected for endangered species.

4. Anna King reports on an electronic wolf howler.

5. A Utah company has won land use approval for a ten megawatt power plant using geothermal heat on a farm in southern Oregon.

Second Newscast:

1. Three men accused of snatching the turban off the head of a Sikh truck driver in Yoncalla have been charged with 3rd degree theft and harassment.

2. An Army sergeant has been convicted in the stabbing death of another sergeant's wife at Fort Lewis.

3. Oregon and Washington drivers have until April 5th to remove studded tires.

4. Austin Jenkins reports on how to protect your identity while traveling.

5. A Roseburg man accused of plying a 16-year-old family member with alcohol has pleaded no contest to an incest charge in a plea bargain.

First Newscast:

1. The Bush Administration's plans to ramp up logging in Western Oregon has come under sharp criticism from the government's own scientists.

2. Tiffany Eckert reports on Congressman Peter DeFazio blasting the BLM for "sitting" on the latest scientific review of the Western Oregon Plan Revision.

3. Tom Banse reports on Northwest members of Congress who want people to spend their tax rebates on environmentally-friendly products.

4. Two Democrats running to be Oregon Attorney General have revealed differing views on the office.

5. Chris Lehman reports on the race for Oregon's Fifth Congressional District.

6. Heather Meldrum reports on the City Club of Eugene meeting focusing on immigration.

Center:

1. Interview with musician Richard Crandell.

2. Andrew Theen reports on the unsolved D.B. Cooper case.

Second Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on a sergeant from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office who will be deployed to Iraq.

2. Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski departs tomorrow on a trade mission to Europe and Israel.

3. Anna King reports on gray wolves being taken off the endangered species list.

4. Eugene City Bakery has changed owners and may expand.

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